Francisco J León-Medina
Biographic Data
| ID | 354017 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Francisco J León-Medina |
| GIVEN NAMES | Francisco J |
| FAMILY NAME | León-Medina |
| SIGNATURE | LEÓN-MEDINA F J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universitat de Girona |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Endogenous Changes in Public Opinion Dynamics
Opinion dynamics models usually center on explaining how macro-level regularities in public opinion (uniformity, polarization or clusterization) emerge as the e ect of local interactions of a population with an initial random distribution of opinions. However, with only a few exceptions, the understanding of patterns of public opinion change has generally been dismissed in this literature. To address this theoretical gap in our understanding of o…
Analytical sociology and its 'syntax' for explanation
Analytical sociology is a set of rules for the construction of causal explanations in the social sciences. In this article, I critically assess the value and evolution of this 'syntax' for explanation and the concept of social mechanisms on which it relies. I also offer a proposal on how to reform and expand the ideal-typical analytical research path. In short, my proposal is characterized by (a) a generative conception of explanation; (b) a conc…
Analytical Sociology and Agent-Based Modeling
Building mechanisms-based, black box-free explanations is the main goal of analytical sociology. In this article, I offer some reasons to question whether some of the conceptual and methodological developments of the analytical community really serve this goal. Specifically, I argue that grounding our computer modeling practices in the current definition of mechanisms posits a serious risk of defining an ideal-typical research path that neglects …
Analytical Sociology and Agent-Based Modeling
Building mechanisms-based, black box-free explanations is the main goal of analytical sociology. In this article, I offer some reasons to question whether some of the conceptual and methodological developments of the analytical community really serve this goal. Specifically, I argue that grounding our computer modeling practices in the current definition of mechanisms posits a serious risk of defining an ideal-typical research path that neglects …
Endogenous Changes in Public Opinion Dynamics
Opinion dynamics models usually center on explaining how macro-level regularities in public opinion (uniformity, polarization or clusterization) emerge as the e ect of local interactions of a population with an initial random distribution of opinions. However, with only a few exceptions, the understanding of patterns of public opinion change has generally been dismissed in this literature. To address this theoretical gap in our understanding of o…
Analytical sociology and its 'syntax' for explanation
Analytical sociology is a set of rules for the construction of causal explanations in the social sciences. In this article, I critically assess the value and evolution of this 'syntax' for explanation and the concept of social mechanisms on which it relies. I also offer a proposal on how to reform and expand the ideal-typical analytical research path. In short, my proposal is characterized by (a) a generative conception of explanation; (b) a conc…
Analytical sociology and its 'syntax' for explanation
Analytical sociology is a set of rules for the construction of causal explanations in the social sciences. In this article, I critically assess the value and evolution of this 'syntax' for explanation and the concept of social mechanisms on which it relies. I also offer a proposal on how to reform and expand the ideal-typical analytical research path. In short, my proposal is characterized by (a) a generative conception of explanation; (b) a conc…
Analytical Sociology and Agent-Based Modeling
Building mechanisms-based, black box-free explanations is the main goal of analytical sociology. In this article, I offer some reasons to question whether some of the conceptual and methodological developments of the analytical community really serve this goal. Specifically, I argue that grounding our computer modeling practices in the current definition of mechanisms posits a serious risk of defining an ideal-typical research path that neglects …
Endogenous Changes in Public Opinion Dynamics
Opinion dynamics models usually center on explaining how macro-level regularities in public opinion (uniformity, polarization or clusterization) emerge as the e ect of local interactions of a population with an initial random distribution of opinions. However, with only a few exceptions, the understanding of patterns of public opinion change has generally been dismissed in this literature. To address this theoretical gap in our understanding of o…
Artificial Intelligence (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Epistemology (2 works) · Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation (2 works) · Generative grammar (2 works) · Opinion Dynamics and Social Influence (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Biology (1 works) · Black box (1 works)